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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

85 pending office actions • 29 clients

Portfolio Summary

85
Total Pending OAs
21
Final Rejections
64
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (29 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Adient US LLC 15
Brembo S.p.A. 14
Pilkington Group Limited 11
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 6
Pilkington Group Limited 5
Intersect Ent International GmbH 5
Brembo S.p.A. 4
Brembo S.p.A. 2
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. 2
Witte Automotive GmbH 1
Norbert Meier 1
Adient (Chongqing) Automotive Components Co., Ltd. 1
Ass-Nbg GmbH 1
Fiagon GmbH 1
Bil-Jax, Inc. 1
Witte Automotive GmbH 1
Linseis Messgeräte GmbH 1
Ebara Precision Machinery Europe GmbH 1
Matthias Rüger 1
Hemerus Medical, LLC 1
Jahn GmbH Umform- Und Zerspanungstechnik 1
Anvajo GmbH 1
Tanlock GmbH 1
Brembo S.P.A 1
Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering Co., Ltd. 1
Mercedes-Benz Group AG 1
Kjellberg-Stiftung 1
Technische Universität Dresden 1
Thermal Processing Solution GmbH 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19059443 DOOR HANDLE Witte Automotive GmbH TULLIA, STEVEN A 3675 Non-Final OA Feb 21, 2025
18997233 BRAKE-FEEL SIMULATION DEVICE AND ACTUATION METHOD OF A BRAKING SYSTEM Brembo S.p.A. TEKA, ABIY 3745 Non-Final OA Jan 21, 2025
18978515 ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY WIND POWER Norbert Meier MIKAILOFF, STEFAN 2834 Non-Final OA Dec 12, 2024
18865778 PROCESS FOR FORMING A COATING Pilkington Group Limited TUROCY, DAVID P 1718 Non-Final OA Nov 14, 2024
18865040 PRIMARY GASKET FOR A CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, CYLINDER ASSEMBLY Brembo S.p.A. PATEL, VISHAL A 3675 Final Rejection Nov 12, 2024
18861900 METHOD OF FORMING A TIN OXIDE COATING Pilkington Group Limited CHEN, BRET P 1718 Non-Final OA Oct 31, 2024
18926449 ARMREST AND VEHICLE SEAT WITH AN ARMREST Adient US LLC CANFIELD, ROBERT 3636 Non-Final OA Oct 25, 2024
18908910 ZERO-GRAVITY SEAT COLLAPSING MECHANISM Adient (Chongqing) Automotive Components Co., Ltd. WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J 3734 Non-Final OA Oct 08, 2024
18908962 PRESSURE VESSEL AND METHOD FOR FILLING IT Ass-Nbg GmbH CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE 3753 Non-Final OA Oct 08, 2024
18894079 ILLUMINATION ASSEMBLY FOR HANDHELD MEDICAL DEVICES AND INSTRUMENTS Fiagon GmbH JAMIALAHMADI, MAJID 3771 Non-Final OA Sep 24, 2024
18845475 COMPONENT OF A CAR OR MOTORCYCLE COMPRISING A TITANIA-BASED COATING Brembo S.p.A. PENNY, TABATHA L 1712 Non-Final OA Sep 10, 2024
18836779 PROCESS FOR FORMING A COATING Pilkington Group Limited TALBOT, BRIAN K 1712 Non-Final OA Aug 08, 2024
18788238 FITTING FOR A VEHICLE SEAT, AND VEHICLE SEAT Adient US LLC MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM 3993 Non-Final OA Jul 30, 2024
18760798 COATED GLASS PANE Pilkington Group Limited YANG, ZHEREN J 1781 Non-Final OA Jul 01, 2024
18722652 SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE ELECTRIC POWER FLOW IN BATTERY PACKS OF AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE Brembo S.p.A. REINERT, JONATHAN E 3668 Non-Final OA Jun 21, 2024
18720139 SEAT SYSTEM Adient US LLC BARFIELD, ANTHONY DERRELL 3636 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2024
18740591 SEAT TRIM ELEMENT AND VEHICLE SEAT Adient US LLC MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM 3993 Non-Final OA Jun 12, 2024
18718529 GLAZING UNIT Pilkington Group Limited AUBREY, BETH A 3633 Non-Final OA Jun 11, 2024
18716542 SEAT AND SEAT ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE Adient US LLC MCNICHOLS, ERET C 3632 Non-Final OA Jun 05, 2024
18713876 RAIL, RAIL PAIR AND SEAT LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Adient US LLC MCPARTLIN, SARAH BURNHAM 3993 Final Rejection May 28, 2024
18712272 RETAINING ELEMENT FOR A COVER RETAINING ASSEMBLY, SET OF RETAINING ELEMENTS, AND COVER RETAINING ASSEMBLY Adient US LLC CHEN, JOSE V 3637 Non-Final OA May 22, 2024
18709836 A FIRE-RESISTANT GLAZING Pilkington Group Limited COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1784 Non-Final OA May 14, 2024
18699991 FIRE-RESISTANT GLAZING Pilkington Group Limited COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1784 Non-Final OA Apr 10, 2024
18698092 GEAR UNIT, GEARED MOTOR AND LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER Adient US LLC KRUG, RANDELL J 3618 Final Rejection Apr 03, 2024
18696414 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND CHARACTERIZING, BY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, NOISES GENERATED BY A VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM Brembo S.p.A. LEE, BRANDON SUNG EUN 3668 Non-Final OA Mar 28, 2024
18693204 SEAT COMPONENT, SEAT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEAT COMPONENT Adient US LLC GABLER, PHILIP F 3636 Final Rejection Mar 19, 2024
18602697 FLOOR STRUCTURE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE Bil-Jax, Inc. LAUX, JESSICA L 3635 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2024
18599688 MULTIFUNCTIONAL GLAZING UNIT Pilkington Group Limited TRAN, UYEN M 1726 Non-Final OA Mar 08, 2024
18590288 VEHICLE SEAT, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT Adient US LLC LIBBY, TROY ALAN 3636 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2024
18582726 HANDLE MODULE, IN PARTICULAR EXTERIOR HANDLE MODULE Witte Automotive GmbH MILLS, CHRISTINE M 3675 Final Rejection Feb 21, 2024
18684890 METHOD OF PRODUCING A COATED GLASS ARTICLE Pilkington Group Limited ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 Final Rejection Feb 20, 2024
18681886 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING DEFECTS IN MATERIALLY INTEGRAL CONNECTIONS Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU 2877 Final Rejection Feb 07, 2024
18580183 LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER AND VEHICLE SEAT Adient US LLC GABLER, PHILIP F 3636 Non-Final OA Jan 18, 2024
18576821 DEVICE FOR LONGITUDINALLY ADJUSTING A SEAT, AND SEAT Adient US LLC GUAN, GUANG H 3631 Non-Final OA Jan 05, 2024
18572911 FIRE-RESISTANT GLAZING Pilkington Group Limited SWIER, WAYNE K. 1748 Non-Final OA Dec 21, 2023
18570757 SENSOR, SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF A SAMPLE, AND USE OF THE SENSOR OR SENSOR SYSTEM Linseis Messgeräte GmbH JAGAN, MIRELLYS 2855 Non-Final OA Dec 15, 2023
18570115 METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF COMPONENTS, IN WHICH A COMPONENT IS PRODUCED BY DEPOSITING AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF DROPLETS Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2023
18532171 PLUG-IN UNIT, PLUG-IN CONNECTOR, SEAT ARRANGEMENT AND VEHICLE Adient US LLC ANDERSON, AMARA 2831 Non-Final OA Dec 07, 2023
18566722 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACTUATING LEVER FOR A LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER, AND ACTUATING LEVER, LONGITUDINAL ADJUSTER, AND VEHICLE SEAT Adient US LLC DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY 3632 Non-Final OA Dec 04, 2023
18525050 Sensor Carrier Intersect Ent International GmbH NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC 3797 Non-Final OA Nov 30, 2023
18522650 METHOD OF SHAPING A GLASS SHEET AND BENDING TOOL UTILIZED THEREIN Pilkington Group Limited FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN 1741 Final Rejection Nov 29, 2023
18561401 BRAKING SYSTEM WITH BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE DISC BRAKES, EQUIPPED WITH DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE DISC AND THE PADS AND RELATED METHOD FOR ADJUSTING THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE DISC AND PADS IN A BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE BRAKING SYSTEM Brembo S.p.A. LIU, HENRY Y 3654 Non-Final OA Nov 16, 2023
18506176 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING A PROCESS GAS CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE POLLUTANT GAS Ebara Precision Machinery Europe GmbH BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1736 Non-Final OA Nov 10, 2023
18558553 BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR MOTORCYCLES Brembo S.p.A. KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Non-Final OA Nov 02, 2023
18557407 BRAKE CALIPER OF A DISC FOR A DISC BRAKE Brembo S.p.A. SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 26, 2023
18494182 PAD AND THRUST DEVICE ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER Brembo S.p.A. IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 25, 2023
18492819 STRUCTURAL ELEMENT WITH IMPROVED FERROELECTRIC POLARISATION SWITCHING AND RELIABILITY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID STRUCTRAL ELEMENT Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. DINKE, BITEW A 2812 Non-Final OA Oct 24, 2023
18555733 SHAPED MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Brembo S.p.A. BURCH, MELODY M 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 17, 2023
18485448 PAD-HOLDING SPRING AND PAD RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY, PAD ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER Brembo S.p.A. TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH 3655 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2023
18485361 Compound Pilkington Group Limited DAVIS, SHENG HAN 1732 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2023
18485372 Compound Pilkington Group Limited COHEN, STEFANIE J 1732 Non-Final OA Oct 12, 2023
18484788 PAD-HOLDING SPRING AND PAD RETURN SPRING ASSEMBLY, PAD ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CALIPER Brembo S.p.A. IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2023
18553998 METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPEN-POROUS BONE IMPLANTS MADE FROM FIBERS, WITH FREELY ACCESSIBLE GUIDE STRUCTURES MADE FROM FIBERS, WHICH ARE FORMED FROM A BIOCOMPATIBLE METAL OR METAL ALLOY Matthias Rüger SMITH, CATHERINE P 1735 Non-Final OA Oct 05, 2023
18553595 SYSTEM AND SOLUTION FOR IMPROVED WHOLE BLOOD STORAGE Hemerus Medical, LLC NGUYEN, NGHI V 1653 Non-Final OA Oct 02, 2023
18471342 ENERGY ABSORBING BUSHING Adient US LLC SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 Non-Final OA Sep 21, 2023
18550982 SWITCHABLE BRAKING SYSTEM, BBW MODULE AND SWITCHING DEVICE FOR A SWITCHABLE BRAKING SYSTEM Brembo S.p.A. AUNG, SAN M 3616 Non-Final OA Sep 18, 2023
18550304 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A BRAKING FORCE AND/OR TORQUE AT A BRAKE CALIPER Brembo S.p.A. RASHID, MAHBUBUR 3616 Non-Final OA Sep 13, 2023
18241454 PRESSURE CONTAINER Jahn GmbH Umform- Und Zerspanungstechnik BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 3733 Final Rejection Sep 01, 2023
18260945 SAMPLE-RECEIVING DEVICE Anvajo GmbH HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 Non-Final OA Jul 11, 2023
18347627 ELECTROMECHANICAL LATCH MODULE FOR A DOOR Tanlock GmbH MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE 3675 Non-Final OA Jul 06, 2023
18218649 Method and Device for Navigating Active Surgical Instruments Unknown MORALES, JON ERIC C 3796 Final Rejection Jul 06, 2023
18212744 Systems and Methods for Sinus Access Intersect Ent International GmbH WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE 3993 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18267810 STENTS FOR USE IN THE INTERVENTIONAL TREATMENT OF VASCULAR DISORDERS AND VASCULAR SURGERY Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. BARIA, DINAH N 3774 Non-Final OA Jun 16, 2023
18267797 ELECTRIC CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A FERROELECTRIC FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR, AND MEMORY CELL Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO 2825 Non-Final OA Jun 16, 2023
18252550 A PROTECTIVE CAP FOR FLOATING BRAKE CALIPER GUIDES Brembo S.P.A RODRIGUEZ, PAMELA 3616 Final Rejection May 11, 2023
18250368 METHOD FOR MAKING A BRAKING BAND OF A CAST IRON BRAKE DISC WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO WEAR AND CORROSION AND BRAKING BAND THUS OBTAINED Brembo S.p.A. KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 Non-Final OA Apr 25, 2023
18250233 COATED GLAZING Pilkington Group Limited HORGER, KIM S. 1784 Final Rejection Apr 24, 2023
18249828 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CERAMIC COATING ON THE SURFACE OF AN ALUMINUM ALLOY SUBSTRATE BY MEANS OF PLASMA ELECTROLYTIC OXIDATION Brembo S.p.A. DOWNES, NATHANAEL JASON 1794 Final Rejection Apr 20, 2023
18245625 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROLONGING CONTINUOUS OPERATION PERIOD OF METHANOL-TO-OLEFINS WATER WASHING PROCESS Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering Co., Ltd. HUANG, RYAN 1777 Final Rejection Mar 16, 2023
18006157 METHOD FOR DETECTING DIRT ACCUMULATED ON AN OPTICAL SENSOR ARRANGEMENT Mercedes-Benz Group AG WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID 3645 Non-Final OA Jan 20, 2023
18069411 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WITH AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF A FERROELECTRIC OR ANTIFERROELECTRIC MATERIAL Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. MARUF, SHEIKH 2897 Non-Final OA Dec 21, 2022
18001892 METHOD FOR WELDING USING A WIRE-TYPE FILLER MATERIAL AND AT LEAST ONE LASER BEAM Kjellberg-Stiftung CAMPBELL, THOR S 3761 Final Rejection Dec 15, 2022
18000518 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION ELEMENT FOR A TEMPORARY ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONNECTION TO AN ELECTRICAL CONSUMER Technische Universität Dresden TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 Non-Final OA Dec 02, 2022
17906083 RESISTANCE NETWORK HAVING FOUR CONTACTS PER MEMORY CELL Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 2827 Non-Final OA Sep 26, 2022
17910026 COATED GLAZING Pilkington Group Limited JACKSON, MONIQUE R 1787 Final Rejection Sep 08, 2022
17930094 GUIDE PIN, GUIDE SLEEVE, GUIDE, MAINTENANCE KIT, BRAKE CALIPER, ASSEMBLY METHOD Brembo S.p.A. RASHID, MAHBUBUR 3616 Non-Final OA Sep 07, 2022
17904879 DEVICE FOR MELTING METALS Thermal Processing Solution GmbH SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL 1733 Final Rejection Aug 24, 2022
17757833 ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE SIMULATOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEMS OF THE BRAKE-BY-WIRE TYPE Brembo S.p.A. KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Final Rejection Jun 22, 2022
17757718 BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITH COLLAPSIBLE ACTUATION PEDAL AND METHOD OF ACTUATION OF A BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF AN IMPACT Brembo S.p.A. KING, BRADLEY T 3616 Final Rejection Jun 20, 2022
17757365 MOVABLE PIEZO ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOVABLE PIEZO ELEMENT Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. GORDON, BRYAN P 2837 Non-Final OA Jun 15, 2022
17715596 AUTOMATIC MEDICAL INSTRUMENT IDENTIFICATION Intersect Ent International GmbH WOODALL, NICHOLAS W 3775 Final Rejection Apr 07, 2022
17702309 REGISTRATION METHOD AND SETUP Intersect Ent International GmbH ANDERSON II, JAMES M 2425 Non-Final OA Mar 23, 2022
17691033 NAVIGATION UNIT AND METHOD Intersect Ent International GmbH FARAG, AMAL ALY 3798 Non-Final OA Mar 09, 2022
17600690 BRAKE-BY-WIRE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES, PROVIDED WITH ELECTRIC ACTUATION AND ELECTRIC BACK-UP Brembo S.p.A. LANE, NICHOLAS J 3616 Non-Final OA Oct 01, 2021
17050502 COATED SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS OF PREPARATION Pilkington Group Limited KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH 1782 Final Rejection Oct 26, 2020

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